PARASELENAE

Noun

paraselenae

plural of paraselene

Source: Wiktionary


PARASELENE

Par`a*se*le"ne, n.; pl. Paraselenæ. Etym: [NL., from Gr. parasélène.] (Meteor.)

Definition: A mock moon; an image of the moon which sometimes appears at the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Cf. Parhelion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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